GreWords9 Flashcards
oblation
an offering for religious or charitable purposes
harbinger
an omen or sign
myrmidon
an unquestioning follower
cherub
angel, innocent person
dudgeon
anger, resentment
indignant
angrasy as a result of unjust treatment
fauna
animals of a certain area
leviathan
anything vast or huge
factitious
artificial
ersatz
artificial, inferior substitute
inchoate
at an early stage, just beginning
gauche
awkward, tactless
incorrigible
bad beyond correction
incipient
beginning to exist or appear
conversant
being familiar with
fatalistic
believing that all things in life are inevitable
elysian
bissful, heavenly
diatribe
bitter criticism
gall
bitterness
culpable
blameworthy
obstreperous
boisterous, unruly
insolent
boldly disrespectful
ennui
boredom
compendium
brief summary
eclat
brilliance, fame
effervescent
bubbly, spirited
onerus
burdensome, heavy
halycon
calm
indelible
cant be erased
insouciant
carefree
jaunty
carefree, confident
heedless
careless
invidious
causing resentment, offensive
emetic
causing vomiting
charnel
cemetery
cynosure
center of attention
certitude
certain
mercurial
changeable, fickle, erratice
drivel
childish nonsense, stupid talk
dank
chilly and wet
coterie
close circle of friends
crony
close friend
consanquinity
close relationship, usually by blood
cudgel
club, thick stick
maladroit
clumsy, unskillful
menagerie
collection of wild or strange animals
nascent
coming into being, being born
dossier
complete group of documents containing detailed information